diff --git a/src/dns.js b/src/dns.js
index dff824e34..a0dc101c2 100644
--- a/src/dns.js
+++ b/src/dns.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ async function registerLocation(location, options, recordType, recordValue) {
     if (getError) {
         const retryable = getError.reason !== BoxError.ACCESS_DENIED && getError.reason !== BoxError.NOT_FOUND;  // NOT_FOUND is when zone is not found
         debug(`registerLocation: Get error. retryable: ${retryable}. ${getError.message}`);
-        throw new BoxError(getError.reason, getError.message, { domain: location, retryable });
+        throw new BoxError(getError.reason, `${location.domain}: ${getError.message}`, { domain: location, retryable });
     }
 
     if (values.length === 1 && values[0] === recordValue) return; // up-to-date
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ async function registerLocation(location, options, recordType, recordValue) {
     if (upsertError) {
         const retryable = upsertError.reason === BoxError.BUSY || upsertError.reason === BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR;
         debug(`registerLocation: Upsert error. retryable: ${retryable}. ${upsertError.message}`);
-        throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, upsertError.message, { domain: location, retryable });
+        throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `${location.domain}: ${getError.message}`, { domain: location, retryable });
     }
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ async function unregisterLocation(location, recordType, recordValue) {
     const retryable = error.reason === BoxError.BUSY || error.reason === BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR;
     debug(`unregisterLocation: Error unregistering location ${recordType}. retryable: ${retryable}. ${error.message}`);
 
-    throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, error, { domain: location, retryable });
+    throw new BoxError(BoxError.EXTERNAL_ERROR, `${location.domain}: ${error.message}`, { domain: location, retryable });
 }
 
 async function unregisterLocations(locations, progressCallback) {